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Vetiver Systems Vetiver Systems onon--farmfarm: : soil & water conservation, soil & water conservation, flood protection, and other flood protection, and other
benefitsbenefits
Presented in Addis Ababa, Presented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2009Ethiopia, March 2009by Elise Pinners, by Elise Pinners, associate director of associate director of The Vetiver Network International The Vetiver Network International (TVNI)(TVNI)
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ContentContent1.1. Farmers facing environmental Farmers facing environmental
challengeschallenges2.2. Vietnam: cassava (cropVietnam: cassava (crop--package)package)3.3. Bali, Indonesia: schools, communityBali, Indonesia: schools, community4.4. Malawi: maizeMalawi: maize5.5. In plains: flood damage controlIn plains: flood damage control6.6. In semiIn semi--arid areasarid areas7.7. Other uses: fodder, pest control, Other uses: fodder, pest control,
handicrafthandicraft
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1.11.1 Climate changeClimate change-- heavier storms: erosion, landslides, flood heavier storms: erosion, landslides, flood damage to farms, dam siltationdamage to farms, dam siltation-- more droughts: longer dry spells, water more droughts: longer dry spells, water infiltration decreasedinfiltration decreased
1.21.2 Unsustainable farmingUnsustainable farming-- on marginal lands, deforestationon marginal lands, deforestation-- soil degradation (depletion, alkalinisation)soil degradation (depletion, alkalinisation)-- flood damage to cropsflood damage to crops-- water source depletion water source depletion -- water pollution (agrowater pollution (agro--chemicals)chemicals)
1.1. Farmers facing Farmers facing environmental challengesenvironmental challenges
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Problems I: crops lack Problems I: crops lack water & fertilitywater & fertility
Africa: cereal yield ¼ global averageAfrica: cereal yield ¼ global averageMachakosMachakos farmer: toughest challenge are farmer: toughest challenge are regular regular water supplywater supply (& pests) (& pests) (source AGRA (source AGRA UPDATE vol.1 #1)UPDATE vol.1 #1)
Kenya fertilizer prices soaredKenya fertilizer prices soared (1700 (1700 6000 6000
KshKsh/bag,/bag, source: Daily source: Daily NaitonNaiton 3030--1111--20082008))
Kenya land shortage causing conflict; Kenya land shortage causing conflict; chronic underproduction increases need for chronic underproduction increases need for landland
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Kenya: annually lost soil value 3 Kenya: annually lost soil value 3 -- 4 times higher 4 times higher as annual income from tourism!as annual income from tourism!
adding fertilizer is increasingly inefficientadding fertilizer is increasingly inefficient’97’97--’07: maize yield increase ’07: maize yield increase 6.6 6.6 9.3 bags/acre but:9.3 bags/acre but:now yields (expected to) decreasenow yields (expected to) decreaseWestern Kenya:Western Kenya:-- since 1963: 3.2 million t soil washed into L. since 1963: 3.2 million t soil washed into L. Victoria (1m truckloads)Victoria (1m truckloads)-- NyandoNyando river basin soil loss: US$42.7 million river basin soil loss: US$42.7 million yearly (based on US$12/t)yearly (based on US$12/t)-- soil degradation: much land abandonedsoil degradation: much land abandoned
Problems II: Problems II: soil & water lost to erosionsoil & water lost to erosion
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The other side of the problemThe other side of the problemKenyans have least access to safe water in East Africa: 647 m3 / citizen (Tanzania 3000, Uganda 2700) (source: IRIN news 16-9-2002)
75% of people in Kenyan hospitals would not be there if they had access to (safe) drinking waterPursuit of water prevents women to engage in productive activities, children to go to school
Poverty
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Mt Kenya streams depletingMt Kenya streams depleting
Problem: land use more intensivemore surface runoff and floods, less water stored in mountainmore irrigation (but: smallholder farms on more fertile higher slopes generally use less water)
Consequence: water shortage in dryer areas (towards Wajir) and less water for pastures conflicts on water resources, pasturepoverty, hunger
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SolutionsSolutionsinclude smallholders in water & land management planning (equitable distribution)
upscaleupscale Soil & Water Soil & Water Conservation programs to Conservation programs to allow allow sustainable sustainable (intensification of) agriculture(intensification of) agriculture
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Vetiver’s capacity to Vetiver’s capacity to reduce erosion and reduce erosion and
improve soil texture improve soil texture ––trapped top soil 40cm trapped top soil 40cm
in 30 monthsin 30 months
Solutions I: on slopesSolutions I: on slopes
OnOn--farm: hedges against erosionfarm: hedges against erosion
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No competition with cropsNo competition with crops
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2. Viet Nam: cassava2. Viet Nam: cassavaNippon Foundation (China, Thailand, Vietnam), ‘94Nippon Foundation (China, Thailand, Vietnam), ‘94--’03’03
Dual goal: SWC and >50% income increaseDual goal: SWC and >50% income increase
Cassava improvement package:Cassava improvement package:Hedgerows against erosion: Vetiver, Hedgerows against erosion: Vetiver, Tephrosia, etc.Tephrosia, etc.LowLow--branching high yielding cassava branching high yielding cassava varietiesvarietiesIntercropping with peanuts or beansIntercropping with peanuts or beansCombiCombi FYM and/or chemical fertilizerFYM and/or chemical fertilizerProcessing, marketingProcessing, marketing
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Making soil Making soil losslossvisiblevisible
and and discussing discussing longlong--term term consequenceconsequence
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Treatments:1. Farmer practice (Without hedgerow) 12 tones FYM + 45N + 30P2O5/ha2. C + Teph. 3. C + Peanut + Vetiver (hed.)4. C + Peanut + Teph. (hed.)5. C + Peanut + Teph. and Vetiver (hed.)
10 tones FYM + 80N + 40P2O5 + 80K2O/ha
Two farmer trials on intercropping and Two farmer trials on intercropping and hedgerows hedgerows
Minh Duc village (Thai Nguyen), 1999 Minh Duc village (Thai Nguyen), 1999 -- 20002000
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visual results, farmers assess and decide
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Vetiver contour hedges (Dong Rang commune, northern Vietnam) provide in-situ mulch, stop runoff and erosion,
and reduce slope by natural terrace formation
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ResultsResults
soil loss reduced to half or lesssoil loss reduced to half or lesshigh farmer adoption rateshigh farmer adoption rates ofof VetiverVetivercombined with other innovationscombined with other innovations (cassava (cassava varieties, intercrop, manuring)varieties, intercrop, manuring)cassava yield +50%: from 8 tocassava yield +50%: from 8 to12 t/ha12 t/ha (Viet Nam)(Viet Nam) andand additional peanut additional peanut yield (2 rows/alley) yield (2 rows/alley)
farmerfarmer benefits almost benefits almost doubleddoubledfarmers have farmers have seenseen resultsresults
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But…But…+/+/-- ResearcherResearcher--managed ‘onmanaged ‘on--farm’ trials: farm’ trials: subsidized inputs (even FYM) subsidized inputs (even FYM) farmer farmer adoption rates bias (lead by incentive)adoption rates bias (lead by incentive)solution: direct cash incentive for any packagesolution: direct cash incentive for any package-- Vetiver space not calculated in yieldsVetiver space not calculated in yields+ Other advantages of Vetiver (handicraft, + Other advantages of Vetiver (handicraft, fodder, mulch) not exploredfodder, mulch) not explored+ Long+ Long--term advantage not exploredterm advantage not explored-- Local nurseries: nobody trained?!!Local nurseries: nobody trained?!!
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Farmer adoption: factorsFarmer adoption: factors
-- CostCost--benefit of fertilizer vs. hedgerows benefit of fertilizer vs. hedgerows (incl. labour)(incl. labour)-- Financial position of farmer: labour Financial position of farmer: labour vsvs fertilizer costfertilizer cost-- CostCost--benefit alternative SWC methods (e.g. benefit alternative SWC methods (e.g.
contour ridging, intercropping, stone terraces, contour ridging, intercropping, stone terraces, closer spacing +fertilizer, lowcloser spacing +fertilizer, low--branching variety)branching variety)
-- Land ownership facilitating longLand ownership facilitating long--term investmentterm investment-- Scope for additional benefits (mulch, fodder, Scope for additional benefits (mulch, fodder,
handicraft, pest control…)handicraft, pest control…)
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Keys to successKeys to success
1.1. Making economic benefits Making economic benefits visiblevisible2.2. Participation: farmers to test and adjust Participation: farmers to test and adjust
the packagethe package3.3. A A comprehensive or integrated comprehensive or integrated
approachapproach, offering a , offering a packagepackage of of measuresmeasures (incentives linked to (incentives linked to package package -- not particular inputsnot particular inputs))
4.4. Promoting Promoting other beneficial uses of other beneficial uses of Vetiver (fodder, handicraft, pest control)Vetiver (fodder, handicraft, pest control)
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Showing potential Showing potential other uses of Vetiverother uses of Vetiver
Handicraft, Handicraft, fodder,fodder,pest control, pest control, etc.etc.
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But, to extend the But, to extend the experience…experience…
Serious (local) political will required to integrate Serious (local) political will required to integrate erosion control in existing research and extension erosion control in existing research and extension programs:programs:-- National, local policy on sustainable farming?National, local policy on sustainable farming?-- Focus on maize?Focus on maize?-- VS is knowledgeVS is knowledge--based (not inputbased (not input--based) based) does does not sell not sell no direct benefits for extension staff no direct benefits for extension staff
motivate farmers, community, & motivate farmers, community, & extension staff extension staff based on resultsbased on results
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Thong Nhat commune in northern Vietnam in 2000
Cassava ‘new style’: farmer pride
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3. East Bali poverty project: 3. East Bali poverty project: schools & communitiesschools & communities
The problems…The problems…
Transport Transport services to reach villageservices to reach village
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School garden: cut terraces, bamboo
shape, then Vetiver in borders
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School: roof School: roof thatch classesthatch classes
Nursery: Nursery: harvesting for harvesting for
rere--plantingplanting
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Flowers from Flowers from roots & roots & leavesleaves
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Children: “..Children: “..- school garden location was shock: too steep & dry, rain would wash away anything planted- surprise when being told to cut terraces & plant ‘Vetiver grass’- agriculture teacher: “Vetiver has roots going deep, storing water below grass would stop soil washing away
Adults: awareness raising, Adults: awareness raising, signing signing MoUMoU……
-- community learning gardencommunity learning garden-- protecting school, housesprotecting school, houses-- protection of springprotection of spring
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Building protection: schools & homesBuilding protection: schools & homes
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Mountain spring Mountain spring protectionprotection
After 6 weeksAfter 6 weeks
After 11 weeksAfter 11 weeks
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Summary results for 2500 familiesSummary results for 2500 families
Health facilities for all 2,500 families – in 2003 EBPP initiated 21 monthly hamlet hamlet-based health posts
No Local Health facilities: 85% never saw doctor, very few babies born with midwife help, most kids never vaccinated – due to lack of roads, transport.
+ 1,300 hh have safe piped spring water; +300 hh rainwater reservoirs protected; water education
Water supply: None! 2-3h walk to mountain springs, many polluted; most use home rainwater storage with high E-coli bacteria
Only 20% have IDD (Govt. survey 8/2005): much lower than national average
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) children 6-12y: 84.5% (Govt. health survey, 1998)
Child Mortality 0-5y: 0.0007% ! Micronutrients provided ; Sanitation education
all use clean water, hygiene
Child mortality <1y old: 25% (EBPP survey 2000-2001) – key causes: weak at birth, micronutrient deficiencies, polluted water
Nutritious org. vegetables in schools, community & kitchen gardens – link to marketMalnutrition almost eliminated.
Severe Malnutrition, diet inadequate: Cassava & corn staple – no nutritious vegetables, fish or iodised salt; community unaware of diet problems
> 600 children educated since 1999 97 SP graduates, 80 in Junior high school
Illiteracy 75-100% in upper regions Mt Agung& Abang (50% overall)
+20 km dirt roads improved with full community participation; Vetiver protecting erosive parts: 2,500 families linked to markets, health facilities (monthly in hamlets)
Highway infrastructure & public transport: None! Steep, sandy, erosive mountain tracks, no vehicles above 700 m: walking is only choice for most.
Sustainable change with VETIVER as KeyMain Community Problems in 1998
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4. Malawi: maize4. Malawi: maize
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Vetiver on a contour in MalawiVetiver on a contour in Malawi
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Vetiver on contour in Malawi2007
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Sorghum in Australia: Sorghum in Australia: preventing damage of preventing damage of young plants, trapping young plants, trapping silt, increasing silt, increasing infiltrationinfiltration
Solution: onSolution: on--farm farm flood protectionflood protection
5. In plains: flood damage control5. In plains: flood damage control
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Watershed Watershed protection, water protection, water infiltration in infiltration in MoroccoMorocco
6. 6. In semiIn semi--arid areasarid areas
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ICV4
Hedgerows across slope, on loamy soils (low soil hydraulic conductivity & high runoff):
- runoff reduced by 19-56% -groundwater recharge increased up to 20 %0
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Maize farm in GhanaMaize farm in Ghana
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SemiSemi--arid area: trapping silt arid area: trapping silt before it reaches a stream or before it reaches a stream or water harvesting pondwater harvesting pond
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Windbreak in Windbreak in DakhlaDakhla ((betwbetw. Senegal & Mauritania). Senegal & Mauritania)
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Problem site in Senegal: Problem site in Senegal: vegetable growing in brackish (dune) sandvegetable growing in brackish (dune) sand
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6. 6. Other uses: fodder, pOther uses: fodder, pestest control, control, handicrafthandicraft
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SemiSemi--arid area: arid area: SWCSWC--fodder fodder combicombi
Cutting regularly (every 4Cutting regularly (every 4--6 weeks) 6 weeks) assures higher protein, digestible forageassures higher protein, digestible forage10 tons/ha in fairly dry part of India (50010 tons/ha in fairly dry part of India (500--600 mm rainfall): equals 600 mm rainfall): equals ++100 kg dry leaf 100 kg dry leaf / 100 meter hedge/ 100 meter hedgeAs with other tropical grass for fodder: As with other tropical grass for fodder: adding leguminous fodder required to adding leguminous fodder required to increase protein increase protein
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HandicraftsHandicrafts
From rootsFrom rootsfor insect for insect
repellant userepellant use
FromFrom shootsshoots
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Cement Cement rreplacement eplacement mmaterialaterialLowLow--costcost,, environmentalenvironmental--friendlyfriendly,,
energyenergy--saving construction saving construction material can be made from vetiver material can be made from vetiver
grass ash as a mortar grass ash as a mortar especially for the rural areasespecially for the rural areas
Construction materialsConstruction materials
Vetiver clay tilesVetiver clay tiles
Rice storage siloRice storage silo
ThailandThailand
ZimbabweZimbabwe
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Stem borers of maize and sorghum(Emana Getu Degaga, 2001)
NB: not Busseola
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Life cycle of stem borers
MothMoth
EggsEggs
LarvaeLarvae
PupaePupae
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(Emana Getu Degaga, 2001)
Excellent research in Ethiopia over the past 3 decades
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Survival of Chilo partellus larvae after 28 days on potted plants in a green house experiment.
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Field studies in South Africa & Malawi:Napier grass, Vetiver, maize mono-crop
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CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS
Vetiver grass exhibited all the Vetiver grass exhibited all the characteristics of an ideal characteristics of an ideal trap crop trap crop for for Chilo Chilo partelluspartellusMore field evaluations neededMore field evaluations needed
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5.5. Future perspectives in Future perspectives in KenyaKenya
Extending the professional network Extending the professional network (to existing (to existing professional organisations: GO, NGO, companies, professional organisations: GO, NGO, companies, international)international)Demonstrations in semiDemonstrations in semi--arid areas: water arid areas: water harvesting, infiltration, SWCharvesting, infiltration, SWCDemonstrations of applications new in Kenya:Demonstrations of applications new in Kenya:phytophyto--remediation, protection of infrastructureremediation, protection of infrastructuree.g. roads, railways, riverbankse.g. roads, railways, riverbanksAdvocate for innovating government Advocate for innovating government policies & practices in Ministries of policies & practices in Ministries of Transport, Agriculture, Environment, Transport, Agriculture, Environment, etc.etc.
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W.PokotW.Pokot: Wei : Wei weiwei farmers’ irrigation projectfarmers’ irrigation project
Vetiver is planted on edges of plots, along waterVetiver is planted on edges of plots, along water--courses, gullies and traditional irrigation furrowscourses, gullies and traditional irrigation furrows
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ICRAF, KARI also have this in mindICRAF, KARI also have this in mindICRAF scientists & KARI about L. Victoria basin:ICRAF scientists & KARI about L. Victoria basin:
unsustainable farming practices unsustainable farming practices large areas of degraded, large areas of degraded, abandoned land abandoned land where soil needs rehabilitationwhere soil needs rehabilitation
smallsmall--scale farmers forced to change practice, this includes:scale farmers forced to change practice, this includes:providing knowledge of alternatives on SWC providing knowledge of alternatives on SWC (win(win--win: improve shortwin: improve short--term yield and longterm yield and long--term term sustainability)sustainability)
multimulti--disciplinary solutions on landscape level (Lou disciplinary solutions on landscape level (Lou VerchotVerchot); ); address farming, water address farming, water infiltration/storage, flood protection, prevention infiltration/storage, flood protection, prevention of landslides and gulliesof landslides and gullies
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T T KatukKatuk––OdeyoOdeyo gully: 25 m depth, for >45 kmgully: 25 m depth, for >45 kmKikwitKikwit ravine near Kinshasa:ravine near Kinshasa:
Right: Right: start of start of work;work;Left: Left: shaping; shaping; Left Left below: below: sticks of sticks of trees to trees to plug gullyplug gully
Below: after 2 monthsBelow: after 2 months